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  "<b>Alex Cross</b> should have stayed in the books. Well, at least this time around. I've seen the other movies (Kiss the Girls being a fav). The movie felt like a made for T.V. flick. I thought Matthew Fox did a pretty good job at playing crazy. Freaked me out a… More
  "<b>Alex Cross</b> should have stayed in the books. Well, at least this time around. I've seen the other movies (Kiss the Girls being a fav). The movie felt like a made for T.V. flick. I thought Matthew Fox did a pretty good job at playing crazy. Freaked me out a little. But the acting wasn't very good by him or Burns. But what really through me off the movie was Tyler Perry. He just did not belong in this role. His performance was bland and boring. I thought it would be interesting seeing him in an action role, and it was, but it wasn't very good. Rob Cohen could have done a better job here too. It's not something I would want to see again."

• Jason S

  
  As a fan of the original Alex Cross movies (Kiss the Girls & Along Came a Spider) I was both excited and hesitant for this new incarnation. It got terrible reviews and left the theater very quickly before I could see it. After taking it in on DVD I must say that it isn't at… More
  As a fan of the original Alex Cross movies (Kiss the Girls & Along Came a Spider) I was both excited and hesitant for this new incarnation. It got terrible reviews and left the theater very quickly before I could see it. After taking it in on DVD I must say that it isn't at all as bad as people said it was. I thought Tyler Perry did a great job in the role and the story was compelling. I even liked Mathew Fox as the villain. It's not the greatest movie ever but it's one I would easily watch again and will buy to add to the collection.

• Josh L

  
  Tyler Perry equips himself admirably to the action hero role, but he is drowned out by the implausible plot, mediocre dialogue, and rushed pace. There's some decent action in this film, but the finale is probably the worst part. Alex Cross' descent into a cop on the edge is… More
  Tyler Perry equips himself admirably to the action hero role, but he is drowned out by the implausible plot, mediocre dialogue, and rushed pace. There's some decent action in this film, but the finale is probably the worst part. Alex Cross' descent into a cop on the edge is not believable, mainly because of everything being so rushed and implausible leading up to the finale. This is one of those films that ends with a 1 on 1 fight that is lackluster and feels out of place completely. This film definitely doesn't try to do anything new and it does almost nothing better than mediocre. Matthew Fox's overacts as the villain, Edward Burns felt miscast as the buddy cop, and all of the females in the film get the axe by half way point. There's times when this film comes across as tasteless. On the other hand, it can be reasonably entertaining. There was considerable news about whether Tyler Perry could handle this role or if he would ruin the movie, but the opposite ended up happening: the movie ruined it for Tyler Perry. It's not terrible, but Alex Cross will probably be the nail in the coffin for the James Patterson series for quite some time (or possibly for good).

• Al S

  
  It`s one hell of a taunt, tense and exciting edge of your seat psychological action-thriller. An excellent movie. A crisp, sharp, thrilling and riveting cat and mouse game that grabs you until the very finish. It packs a full-clip of sizzling suspense and explosive action around every… More
  It`s one hell of a taunt, tense and exciting edge of your seat psychological action-thriller. An excellent movie. A crisp, sharp, thrilling and riveting cat and mouse game that grabs you until the very finish. It packs a full-clip of sizzling suspense and explosive action around every corner and a healthy dose of character development on top of it. A hard-hitting and wild ride that will knock you out. A heart-pounding, emotionally gripping and adrenaline-pumping thrill-machine. Director, Rob Cohen`s best film in years. A trio of powerhouse performances from its three amazing leads. Tyler Perry is sensational. Matthew Fox is electrifying. Edward Burns is terrific. It forces Perry and Fox to be seen in a a all new light, Perry proves well that hes more than capable to take on the iconic character of Alex Cross and Fox is a tremendous surprise as its lead villain, he makes your blood run cold and your pulse quicken. Perry and Burns have a great chemistry on screen together added the right amount of humor and drama. I loved it. Just as good as Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. Even tho there are a lot of differences to Author, James Patterson`s novel, I`m able to excerpt these changes and for the film that was brought forth and was pleased.

• Liam G

  
  I've seen better straight-to-DVD and made-for-TV action movies than this.

• The Movie W

  
  Fox is one of those classic movie serial killers with a ridiculously toned physique, creepy tattoos and a fondness for quoting Confucius. He doesn't do things by halves either. When we first meet him he's taking part in a cage fight just to get the attention of the… More
  Fox is one of those classic movie serial killers with a ridiculously toned physique, creepy tattoos and a fondness for quoting Confucius. He doesn't do things by halves either. When we first meet him he's taking part in a cage fight just to get the attention of the girlfriend of a rich businessman. She invites him home where they indulge in some hilarious flirting based around their mutual love of eastern philosophy. He dispatches her along with her bodyguards who seem to have arrived straight from central casting. Called to the scene is Perry, Detroit's top homicide detective, and his "Irish" partner Burns. Like a cross between John Shaft and Sherlock Holmes, Perry figures it all out somehow and thanks to a bowl of severed fingers, follows the trail to a shady corporation staffed by comical German stereotypes. From there the plot gets more and more ridiculous. We've seen the character of Alex Cross before. In 1997's 'Kiss the Girls' and it's 2001 sequel 'Along Came a Spider' the part was essayed by no less than Morgan Freeman. For this latest incarnation the producers have opted for a casting choice well out of left-field. Perry is practically unknown on this side of the Atlantic but Stateside he's a big deal. Best known for a series of low-budget films in which he plays an elderly black matriarch named 'Madea', Perry has cornered a niche market and experienced a mind-boggling level of box-office success. Made for a pittance, his films usually end up in the top five on their opening weekends. At a time when Hollywood aims for the broadest audience possible, Perry has made a fortune doing just the opposite. 'Big Momma's House' has shown us there's a market for black cross-dressing movies but Perry narrows his audience down further by filling his movies with preachy evangelical Protestant themes. Now Hollywood is after a cut of this action but this movie couldn't be further away from the sort of light quasi-religious fluff he's made a name on. 'Alex Cross' is hilariously bad but, despite the negative hype against him, Perry's not the main source of amusement here. He's not a bad actor but he certainly lacks the charisma to carry a lead role, especially one previously associated with Morgan Freeman. The problem rather lies with the abominably bad script. With each scene, the writers dig themselves deeper into a plot-hole so by the end nothing you've witnessed makes any sense. The dialogue is some of the worst I've heard this year, with gems like "You don't play the game, the game plays you" and "If you walk out that door, how you gonna walk back in?". Couple this with the ADD directing style of Rob Cohen and the whole affair feels like it was made by an Ed Wood disciple who won the state lottery. The attempts to please Perry's inbuilt audience amount to little more than racial stereotyping. Particularly dodgy is the character of Perry's mother (Tyson) who possesses so much sass you expect her to break out in an Aretha Franklin cover at any moment. She seems to live with her son and dispenses "soulful" wisdom and cooks chicken (what else?). It's easy to see why Freeman passed.

• Jeff B

  
  A heady Cross for moviegoers to bear, this latest James Patterson adaptation just kisses the franchise goodbye. Along came a spider to the franchise and his name is Tyler Perry. A multi-hyphenate used to having his name placed possessively before the title, he gets owned here by a… More
  A heady Cross for moviegoers to bear, this latest James Patterson adaptation just kisses the franchise goodbye. Along came a spider to the franchise and his name is Tyler Perry. A multi-hyphenate used to having his name placed possessively before the title, he gets owned here by a standard issue police procedural thriller. At first, it seems like he's performing one of cinema's greatest examples of underplaying the part, "throwing it away" naturalistically like understated turns by, say, Kevin Spacey or Edward Norton. The rest of the flick proves heavy-handed and over-directed, however, which just makes Perry's marquee performance look like bad community theater acting. Moviegoers who enjoyed Freeman in Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider now have a reason to be Cross with H'Wood. In this PG-13-rated adaptation of James Patterson's novel Cross, Perry trades in Madea's dressing gown for the loafers of a homicide investigator/psychologist trying to take down a cage fighter moonlighting as a serial killer (Fox). Perry's not solely to blame, mind. After directing The Fast and the Furious, xXx, and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor to overblown heights, Rob Cohen can't help but rely on style-over-substance showboating, pushing actors toward mustache-twirling acting, and hyper-kinetic editing to tell this tale...mustache-twirling except for Perry, that is. Even his co-star Edward Burns, an actor who cut his teeth in the real-as-it-gets DIY indie '90s scene, seems game for an arch adventure. If it weren't for Fox's lean-crazy mean performance as a sadomasochistic killer, Alex Cross would be a complete bupkis. Bottom line: Kiss the hurl.

• Christopher O

  
  This has to be one of the worst cop thrillers ever made, weirdly directed, confusing screen play which had almost zero semblance to the source material it was based on, and this film was produced by the author of the novel. Tyler Perry looked more like the lead character than Morgan… More
  This has to be one of the worst cop thrillers ever made, weirdly directed, confusing screen play which had almost zero semblance to the source material it was based on, and this film was produced by the author of the novel. Tyler Perry looked more like the lead character than Morgan Freeman did but Perry can't act and Matthew Fox is almost comical due to a horrific performance as a psycho killer. Big fan of the Alex Cross Novels but certainly not of this film. One of the year's worst for sure! 02-10-2013

• Jarryd R

  
  Alex Cross? No. Alex Crap.

• Mark S

  
  As a psychologist... yeah, there isn't any psychology in this movie. It was a very interesting way of telling the story. Killing the pregnant wife and the friend's girlfriend? Totally unpredictable. Normally the friend dies. And the fact that the killing of the psycho… More
  As a psychologist... yeah, there isn't any psychology in this movie. It was a very interesting way of telling the story. Killing the pregnant wife and the friend's girlfriend? Totally unpredictable. Normally the friend dies. And the fact that the killing of the psycho isn't the resolution is very interesting. Even after the death of the killer, you don't have an idea of his motivation until the end.

• Lee K

  
  Alex Cross Not as bad as everyone is making it! 2.5/4 stars Being an avid reader of Patterson's novels, The Alex Cross charector is one of my faves, I however have always pictured Shemar Moore (Derek Morgan in Criminal Minds) as the movie version of Alex. So when Moore was… More
  Alex Cross Not as bad as everyone is making it! 2.5/4 stars Being an avid reader of Patterson's novels, The Alex Cross charector is one of my faves, I however have always pictured Shemar Moore (Derek Morgan in Criminal Minds) as the movie version of Alex. So when Moore was once again not asked instead Tyler Perry (Madea) was i was very skeptical as i have only seen him in the Madea movies which are comical a far reach from what he would be expected to do in the Alex Cross film. Now having seen the film, i don't understand all the hullaballoo created by quite a few that have already seen the film? Some have stated the main reason they hated it was Tyler Perry's Alex Cross others have complained about the differences from the actual novel (No surprise there) I personally enjoyed this film and thought, although not my choice, he didnt do that bad a job, not bad at all. However i will state that Matthew Fox (Tv's Lost) did a phenemenol job as the lead antongonist in this film. His intensity surprised the hell out of me as i always found him to be a dull actor. Good storyline across from being quite the cool lil action thriller makes me glad i dont listen to other reviewers and judge these films for myself.

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